Testaments. It is called "Revelation" because in it God gradually made himself known to men, to the point of becoming man himself, in order to draw to himself the whole world and unite it with himself through [...] as we see for instance in the feasts of Corpus Christi and of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. From one point of view, the relationship between Revelation and private revelations appears in the relationship between [...] perhaps the oldest of the New Testament texts, the First Letter to the Thessalonians, seems to me to point the way. The Apostle says: "Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything
introduced. Soon this devotion became predominant, a decisive influence in the life of the Order, to the point where the brothers are all recognized under the name of "Brothers of the Blessed Mary of Mount Carmel
first simple churches of Saint Mary's and Saint Bartholomew's. These served as important reference points for travelers who journeyed back and forth to the nearby Aosta Valley. The Shrine grew and has developed
praising the Lord, ardent in charity, strong and constant in the fulfilment of her mission to the point of sacrificing herself, in full communion of sentiment with her Son, who immolated himself on the
Marian icons, depicting the Theotokos (Mother of God) holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to Him as the source of salvation for mankind, "the Way, the Truth and the Life." According to tradition
feels called could be reconciled with the vocation to motherhood. To the reply of the angel, who points out the divine omnipotence working through the Spirit, Mary gives her humble and generous consent
poor and chaste in this world, placing every expectation in the Lord - and lastly, charity, to the point of giving his life through nursing those sick with the plague. Poet and liturgist Poetry enabled him
poor and chaste in this world, placing every expectation in the Lord - and lastly, charity, to the point of giving his life through nursing those sick with the plague. Poet and liturgist Poetry enabled him
Golgotha, she received universal motherhood over each human child, toward whom her crucified Son pointed when he showed her the apostle John: Behold your son ... (cf. Jn 19: 26). Therefore, Mary is at the
meet, besides being a valuable instrument for the formation of the younger generations." The pope pointed out that the Church "has travelled the path of beauty in many ways" in 2,000 years of history, and
